Sample characteristics: Puerto Rico
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | 1970 Census of Population and Housing |
| Statistical agency | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Population universe | Residents of Puerto Rico |
| De jure or de facto | De jure |
| Census/survey day | April 1, 1970 |
| Questionnaire | One in five housing units in 1970 received a long form containing supplemental sample questions. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct and self-enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | 1-in-100 national random sample of the population, drawn by the U.S. Census Bureau. Three independent 1 percent public use samples were produced for 1970, each privileging a particular geography: neighborhood, municipio, and "state". IPUMS-International uses the municipio sample. |
| Sample fraction | 1% |
| Sample size (person records) | 27212 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor = 100). |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | Yes |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Metropolitan areas and county groups with 250,000+ population |
| Unit definitions | |
| Households | Dwelling places with fewer than five persons unrelated to a household head, excluding institutions and transient quarters. |
| Collective dwellings | Institutions, transient quarters, and dwelling places with five or more persons unrelated to a household head. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | 1980 Census of Population and Housing |
| Statistical agency | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Population universe | Residents of Puerto Rico. |
| De jure or de facto | De jure |
| Census/survey day | April 1, 1980 |
| Questionnaire | The 1980 census employed a single long form questionnaire completed by one-half of housing units in places with a population under 2,500 and one-sixth of other housing units. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct and self-enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | 1-in-20 national random sample of the population drawn by the U.S. Census Bureau |
| Sample fraction | 5% |
| Sample size (person records) | 160219 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting (expansion factor = 20). |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | Yes |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | PUMAS (Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) containing 100,000 or more residents |
| Unit definitions | |
| Households | Dwelling places with fewer than ten persons unrelated to a household head, excluding institutions and transient quarters. |
| Collective dwellings | Institutions, transient quarters, and dwelling places with ten or more persons unrelated to a household head. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | 1990 Census of Population and Housing |
| Statistical agency | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Population universe | Residents of Puerto Rico |
| De jure or de facto | De jure |
| Census/survey day | April 1, 1990 |
| Questionnaire | The 1990 census used a single long-form questionnaire completed by one-half of persons in places with a population under 2,500, one-sixth of persons in other tracts and block numbering areas with fewer than 2,000 housing units, and one-eighth of all other areas. Overall, about one-sixth of housing units completed a long form. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct and self-enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | 1-in-20 national random sample of the population drawn by the U.S. Census Bureau |
| Sample fraction | 5% |
| Sample size (person records) | 177655 |
| Sample weights | Weights computed by census agency should be used for most types of analysis. |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | Yes |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | PUMAS (Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) containing 100,000 or more residents |
| Unit definitions | |
| Households | Dwelling places with fewer than ten persons unrelated to a household head, excluding institutions and transient quarters. |
| Collective dwellings | Institutions, transient quarters, and dwelling places with ten or more persons unrelated to a household head. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Census |
| Title | 2000 Census of Population and Housing |
| Statistical agency | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Population universe | Residents of Puerto Rico |
| De jure or de facto | De jure |
| Census/survey day | April 1, 2000 |
| Questionnaire | The 2000 census used a long form questionnaire. Long Form Sampling Entities (LFSEs) were used to determine sampling rates. If the smallest LFSE that included all or any part of a block had an estimated housing unit count of less than 800, the housing units in the block were sampled at a 1-in-2 rate. If it had an estimated housing unit count of 800 or more but less than 1,200, units were sampled at a 1-in-4 rate. If a block was not in either of the two previous categories, and was part of an interim census tract with 2,000 or more estimated housing units, units were sampled at a 1-in-8 rate. Housing units in all remaining blocks were sampled at a 1-in-6 rate. When all sampling rates were taken into account across the nation, approximately 1 out of every 6 housing units was included in the Census 2000 sample. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct and self-enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | 1-in-20 national random sample of the population drawn by the U.S. Census Bureau |
| Sample fraction | 5% |
| Sample size (person records) | 189828 |
| Sample weights | Weights computed by census agency should be used for most types of analysis. |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | Yes |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | PUMAS (Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) containing 100,000 or more residents |
| Unit definitions | |
| Households | Dwelling places excluding institutions and transient quarters. |
| Collective dwellings | No threshold was applied; in order for a household to be considered group quarters in 2000, it had to be on the list of group quarters that is continuously maintained by the Census Bureau. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Survey |
| Title | 2005 Puerto Rico Community Survey |
| Statistical agency | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Population universe | Residents of Puerto Rico |
| De jure or de facto | De jure |
| Census/survey day | No specific day |
| Questionnaire | The 2005 Puerto Rico Community Survey employed a single long form questionnaire completed by one in 100 of households. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct and self-enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | 1-in-100 national random sample drawn by the U.S. Census Bureau |
| Sample fraction | 1% |
| Sample size (person records) | 35416 |
| Sample weights | Weights computed by census agency should be used for most types of analysis. |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | Yes |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | No |
| Smallest geography | PUMAS (Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) containing 100,000 or more residents |
| Unit definitions | |
| Households | Dwelling places excluding institutions and transient quarters. |
| Collective dwellings | Not included in microdata sample. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Survey |
| Title | 2010 Puerto Rico Community Survey |
| Statistical agency | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Population universe | Residents of Puerto Rico |
| De jure or de facto | De jure |
| Census/survey day | No specific day |
| Questionnaire | The 2010 Puerto Rico Community Survey employed a single long form questionnaire completed by one in 100 of households. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct and self-enumeration |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | 1-in-100 national random sample drawn by the U.S. Census Bureau |
| Sample fraction | 0.01 |
| Sample size (person records) | 36032 |
| Sample weights | Weights computed by census agency should be used for most types of analysis. |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | Yes |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Microdata areas with 100,000+ population |
| Unit definitions | |
| Households | Dwelling places excluding institutions and transient quarters. |
| Collective dwellings | A place where people live or stay, in a group living arrangement, that is owned or managed by an entitiy or organization providing housing and/or services for the residents. This is not a typical household-type living arrangement. These services many include custodial or medical care as well as other types of assistance, and residency is commonly restricted to those receiving these services. People living in group quarters are usually not related to each other. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Survey |
| Title | 2015 The Puerto Rico Community Survey |
| Statistical agency | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Population universe | Residents of Puerto Rico |
| De jure or de facto | De jure |
| Census/survey day | No specific day |
| Field work period | No specific day |
| Questionnaire | The 2015 Puerto Rico Community Survey employed a single long form questionnaire. The form asks for information about the people who are living or staying at the address on the mailing label and about the house, apartment, or mobile home located at the address on the mailing label. It also has a Group Quarters form questionnaire. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct and self-administered |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | 1-in-100 national random sample drawn by the U.S. Census Bureau |
| Sample fraction | 0.05 |
| Sample size (person records) | 161915 |
| Sample weights | Weights computed by census agency should be used for most types of analysis. |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | Yes |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Microdata areas with 100,000+ population |
| Unit definitions | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Households | Dwelling places excluding institutions and transient quarters. A housing unit may be a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms or a single room that is occupied (or, if vacant, intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters. |
| Collective dwellings | A place where people live or stay, in a group living arrangement, that is owned or managed by an entitiy or organization providing housing and/or services for the residents. This is not a typical household-type living arrangement. These services many include custodial or medical care as well as other types of assistance, and residency is commonly restricted to those receiving these services. People living in group quarters are usually not related to each other. |
| Census/survey characteristics | |
| Type | Survey |
| Title | 2020 The Puerto Rico Community Survey |
| Statistical agency | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Population universe | Residents of Puerto Rico |
| De jure or de facto | De jure |
| Census/survey day | No specific day |
| Field work period | No specific day |
| Questionnaire | The 2020 Puerto Rico Community Survey employed a single long form questionnaire. The form asks for information about the people who are living or staying at the address on the mailing label and about the house, apartment, or mobile home located at the address on the mailing label. It also has a Group Quarters form questionnaire. |
| Type of fieldwork | Direct and self-administered |
| Microdata sample characteristics | |
| Sample design | 1-in-100 national random sample drawn by the U.S. Census Bureau |
| Sample fraction | 0.05 |
| Sample size (person records) | 128985 |
| Sample weights | Weights computed by census agency should be used for most types of analysis. |
| Units identified in microdata | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Vacant units | Yes |
| Households | Yes |
| Collective dwellings | Yes |
| Smallest geography | Microdata areas with 100,000+ population |
| Unit definitions | |
| Dwellings | No |
| Households | Dwelling places excluding institutions and transient quarters. A housing unit may be a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms or a single room that is occupied (or, if vacant, intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters. |
| Collective dwellings | A place where people live or stay, in a group living arrangement, that is owned or managed by an entitiy or organization providing housing and/or services for the residents. This is not a typical household-type living arrangement. These services many include custodial or medical care as well as other types of assistance, and residency is commonly restricted to those receiving these services. People living in group quarters are usually not related to each other. |